2 See answers Advertisement . Modern education, together with Christian missions, contributed to the politicization of Naga ethnicity. Secondly, there is none who is as fluent and adaptable as the political parties who speak the language of 'development', 'empowerment' and 'change'. A mass baptism took place on the Easter of 2004 at Khuochiezie where different congregations brought their baptismal candidates. Moaliba Tzudir and village council chairman Imsutemjen Tzudir holding the Dr. EW Clark gospel torch at Molungkimong. The Nagaland Missionary Movement (NMM) is a denominational mission organization under the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), consisting of 20 Baptist associations with 1,325 local churches. Members of the NBCC were placed on various Commissions and Committees of the BWA. The NBCC launched a special scholarship programme enabling Church leaders to acquire higher education within and outside the country. Phillips, who was the Secretary, had written to the Mission office in America thus: After this we solicit your prayerful regard to the Naga Hills. Clark, safe yet exhausted, arrived at the Molungkimong village gate escorted by With the help of Subongmeren, a native of Molungkimong village, Rev. The minutes of the Council show that financial assistance came from the Council of Baptist Churches in Assam and Manipur (now CBCNEI), the support of the Field Directors or Secretaries of different Associations recommended by the Executive Committee of the Council to the CBCAM. Dr. Clarks visionary prayer at Molungkimong on his first arrival. in the plains sector. A seminar on Peace Work was also organized on 13th March 1996, at the NBCC office for all its Executive Secretaries. Ramunny, Murkot. 3rd Step: On the notification page, look for the "NBSE HSLC Application Form" link. devotional service was conducted at the Chapel hall where Clark delivered the Five districts of the State were almost cleared of the underground elements. The first was related to a change of nomenclature to reflect the broadened vision of the Mission. monuments of Gods miraculous work and His sustaining Grace for all Nagas. days trip, they slept the first night in the tea garden Manager Col. strategic plan, the natives sent out smoke to signal the arrival of the White Introduction - NAGALAND. The first Welsh missionary to Mizoram, David Evan learning basic Ao, Godhula proceeded to Ao-Iand without the Jones, along with Khasi evangelist Rai Bhajur, came and replaced permission of Clark in October 1871. true friend and a messenger of the Gospel, and he was bestowed every favor and The Council having understood the responsibility of the Church to address the needs of society and to address socio economic issues, began to reach out to impact society. Kenneth Kerhuo was unanimously selected to be its first Executive Secretary, and started functioning on a full-time capacity with effect from 1960. This was seen as a means to gain international attention to the Naga cause. NBCC Nagaland Baptist Church Council Gospel but had no knowledge of Christ. Angami Zapu Phizo led the initial movement with the Naga National Council (NNC). It is on record that Lhousietsu, the first Angami convert, was baptized by C.D. After sometime some Smi boys would drift into schools in Kohima and Impur, become Christians and go back to their villages and they either went back to their old life or remained as secret Christians. Some also believe that Paul was the first missionary. "There was a burden and constant intercession for the Nagas. Today, NBCC has 20 full fledged Associations, 4 Associate members, 15553 Churches and 5,19,000 members. promised to visit Molungkimong. With the creation of an organisation with a defined constitution, including Secretaries and several committees, the question of local funding also became a necessity and the need for some form of contribution from the member Associations and Churches. We believe that the present indications lead us to maintain constant readiness to occupy new stations in these hills, extending the work on the Assam side to meet the progress of the Missions in Upper Burma. (Cited by J.E. the Nagaland Christian Revival Church weighs in at around eleven percent. they knew some Assamese I was able to talk to them.(Bowers 1929:198)Godhula For this purpose a Committee has been constituted to work towards a proposal for restructuring. Clark took charge as superintendent of the Mission The Chief Minister escaped without any bodily harm but his daughter was seriously injured. A book "This is my story," by a Christian ministry, the Sinai Ministry . Tanquist and others had sown the idea of a united Naga Baptist Churches for fellowship and solidarity of witness. Bronson arrived in Assam but did not reach Nagaland himself. Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. Hornbill Festival. In the last days of the British Raj, he held talks trying to achieve a sovereign Naga nation. Discover the world's research 20+ million members First American Baptist Mission in Naga Hills: First Naga tribe to embrace Christianity: First daily Engligh Newspaper of Nagaland: First Newspaper in Nagaland to be published in multi-colour: First Mobile Service launched in Nagaland: Nagalands first satellite television network: First girl of NCC Nagaland to fly a sortie: The First Transgender Model from Nagaland : The First Naga (Woman) Bollywood Film Producer: Rebecca Changkija. In Kohima, C.D. In 1911, when Clark departed for America, there were 1,128 baptized Naga believers. Then at the Special Joint Meeting of the NBCC Executive Committee and Church elders at Kohima, from 27th to 29th June 1967, the pressing need for a Christian college in Nagaland, through which young people could be trained aright for secular as well as Christian Ministries, was strongly voiced out. The Hornbill Festival is also called the 'festival of festivals', because of its . The club wrote to the Simon Commission in 1929 demanding that "Nagas should not be included within the Reformed Scheme of India". The Council has also initiated the Clean Election Campaign from 2011 and renewed efforts are being made to create awareness through seminars and publication of literature on elections. The history of the Nagas dates back centuries, but first appear in written records of Ahom kingdom during the medieval period of Indian history. The Kohima Field became the gateway of evangelistic effort to the neighbouring Naga communities. through Godhula and within a short time of acquaintance; the three developed a Rev. NAGALAND, home to the many Naga tribes, is a hilly State spread across the northeastern hills of India. A Home Mission Board was established at the annual meeting at Mokokchung in 1960 and created the idea of a Home Mission Division (ANBC-69/206). In 1878, a school was set up in Molungyimsen by Mary Mead Clark. It was during this time that Supongmeren labor and the nature of the work, Clark writes, the news from the Naga hills village, persistently invited Godhula and Clark to their village to teach them Ao Baptist Association 3. peering in at the children who were studying and reciting.(Bowers 1929:197) Edward Winter Clark was unveiled in Akhoya village, in Nagaland, casting him as 'the first missionary to the Naga soil.' This description, however, is not substantiated by historical fact. Nagaland is a predominantly Christian area and Nagas serving in the armed forces and police are all Christians and their spiritual welfare is the concern of the Church. For the first time in Nagaland religion has emerged as major poll plank for the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly elections. Under the leadership of Rev. Rev. Since the first contacts with the strange, NBCC being committed to genuine reconciliation and peace, held a series of consultations. However, no positive agreement could be reached as a result of these talks. 4th Step: Candidates must fill out the application form correctly with the assistance of school officials. Kohima Diocese is situated in the north-east of India, sharing the international border with Myanmar. And for effective and proper running of the Council's ministry, this Constitution has been adopted by the NBCC and is operative sinceRead More or child would speak with him socially. He served the Council from 1960 to March 1967, and helped build the organization to its full stature. First Naga lady to passed Bachelor of Divinity (B.D): First Naga recipients of Padma Shri Award: First recipient of KING SCOUT from Nagaland: First Naga (and only Indian) to be awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM): First Naga or Naga Woman to conquer Mount Everest: First Naga Woman (or second Naga) Olympian: First Naga to captain a football team (India): Independent Indias First Football Captain: The First Naga sportsman to represent India at the Asian Games for Sepak Takraw : First Naga cricketer to score a century in first-class cricket: First footballer from Nagaland to be signed by an Indian Super League (ISL) club: First Naga to join an European football club: First athlete from Nagaland in the discipline of bodybuilding and physique sports to represent India: Moalong Yaden (2021). Supongmeren was Youtube. accept the new religion. Sports has also been identified as an instrument of bringing the youth together and instilling in them discipline and leadership qualities while using sporting events to promote evangelism and discipleship. This Statewide peace rallies were initiated by the Council from 7th to 22nd March, 1997. Personally, I take this stance in the sense that Saul (known as Paul) and Barnabas, who were sent off, to Cyprus (Acts 13:1-13). In 1911, 81-year-old Edwin Clark's health began to fail, forcing him to return to America. Firstly, we have an array of political groups or the elites whose discourse is to embark on hard politics such as 'Naga Solution', 'Nagaland for Christ' and 'Dry state'. The period from 1917 to 1926 saw a peoples conversion movement among the Smis. elders suspected Godhula as a spy of the British and kept Godhula in a small of counting as the date to take him to the village. Godhula stayed in the village praying, singing and spreading the Gospel and after staying a few months he returned along with nine Naga converts from Dekha Haimong village. Clarks eyes were set on the Naga hills burdened by the Lords voice to go and Kuki Baptist Association 8. This is "uncharted territory". Clark himself went up to the village and fifteen new converts were baptized on 23rd December 1872 at Molungkimong village, and the Lords Supper was celebrated in the Church that had been built by the first group of believers. Briefly, his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a person who was strongly . The Council also continued to respond to social issues and the Nagaland Baptist Youth Front, the Youth Wing of the NBCC set up the New Life Ministry, a Ministry to reach out to drug users and alcoholics, at Dimapur in 1996. At a later stage this issue was taken up by the Naga Baptist Womens Union (ECA-73/34). Amazingly, in 1997 only 86 years later, the number of baptized believers had increased to 767,784. By the end of 1988, Rev. 1929:198). Bayav Hill, Po Box. of Christianity has been marked by Gods own hands which will stand as You have already been appraised by telegraph of our action in advising our brother Rivenburg to take charge at once of the work at Kohima, dropped by our brother King. Many of the member Associations began to establish and manage Baptist schools to provide quality education and to lay the foundation of Christian principles. The first missionary in the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. In 1897 the first Churches conference was held at Molungyimsen. P. Dozo was released from his post as General Secretary and Rev. This marked a turning point for the Council as its scope began to increase. The ENPO had initially threatened to boycott the election though MLAs from the region were in favour of voting. Later on, both the State Government and the Church were to recognize him as a Man of Peace. His time was eventful and it was full of new ventures. In the annual meeting of the Council in 2009, a Committee was set up to look after this programme. As early as 1962 a proposal was made to organize a Nagaland Theological Fellowship (ANBC 62-89). 25 April 1860 - The missionary registers begin, with Joseph Fielding Smith being the . Amidst criticism and warning from other villages, our great On 22 November, 2013, a statue of Rev. As early as the mid-forties the Naga Hills Christian Church Advisory Council appears to have passed a resolution on alcohol prohibition and it stressed even an exclusion from Christian fellowship, i.e. In 2007, it was once again renamed as Nagaland Missions Movement. the new religion will stop head-hunting, sickness and famine in the village and I saw that they were anxious for something better for their Nagaland - Religion. The Incredible Story of the Nagaland Doctor Who Was Indias First Football Captain! Within the Council setup, a Committee was appointed in 2005 to review the work of the Council and its relation to the Associations, and it provided some windows to see new directions. The NBCCs role in improving education and instilling Christian principles continued. This changed in the 19th century, when the Burmese Empire launched several invasions of Assam between 1817 and 1826, which led the Nagas to briefly fall under Burmese rule. A major role was taken by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC). from. After he assumed office as the president, the situation among the Naga communities spiraled out of hand so rapidly that the region and the people could be seen making a nosedive towards their own doom. Nagaland is covered by the law as India says rebel groups operate from thick jungles of an unfenced region that also spans the neighbouring states of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, which border . In 1999, The NBCC saw a change in leadership with Rev. All the four. Chang Baptist Association 4. [6], Protestant Christian missionaries from America in the nineteenth century were successful in converting many among the Nagas. On 12th September 1847, the first Naga was baptized by Nathan Brown at Sibsagar. The development of a spirit of nationalism and sense of a common identity are relatively new concepts among the Naga people. Upon their arrival in 1891, they held an audience with King George Tupou I, who granted them permission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. BEVERLY HILLS, CA (ANS) Nagaland, one of the world's most mysterious lands tucked in the mountainous, jungle covered northeastern corner of India near the Burmese border, has 10,000 missionaries poised to take the Gospel to nearby lands. Eventually, Godhula made a trip to Tanquist also visited the Chakhesangs with the Good News in the early thirties. His name was Hubi, but he died the following October. At the onset let me state this fact as clearly and as bluntly as possible: I am an Indian Christian. Likewise on a smaller scale the Rengmas also began to yield to Christ. Rev. Nagaland Post . the whole village. Geographically, it covers the entire state of Nagaland and is named after its capital. through Molungkimong and connected Ao villages with Assam). For some time there was little insurgency inside Nagaland. For this, different programmes are being initiated for its Associations and Churches. In 1971, with a view to covering both the Home Mission and Foreign Mission work, the name was changed to Nagaland Missionary Movement (AEC71/87). India is my motherland. Konyak Baptist Association 7. The word Kisama as the locals informed me is a mix of 2 words as in the 2 villages (Ki-gwema & Phe-sama) who donated the land for the Heritage village.This is the place which has been worked out very well by its architects,each morung is in its place as depicted in the map of nagaland.And well Hornbill festival is something else,a visionary delight amplified with beautiful songs and music . Of its the idea of a common identity are relatively new concepts among Smis. Constituted to work towards a proposal was made to organize a Nagaland Theological fellowship ( ANBC 62-89 ) Festival festivals. After this programme missionary registers begin, with Joseph Fielding Smith being the this as. 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